estimated 11 million people are currently living illegally in the united states as 8 top democrat and republican senators plan to announce this afternoon a proposal to change that. it would include a one-step conference that would provide for pathway to citizenship, a guest worker program a visa enforcement program and more. >> we are committed to a comprehensive approach to finally in this country have an immigration law we can live with. we have virtually been going for maybe 25 years without a clear statement about immigration policy. that is unacceptable in this nation of immigrants. >> we want go on forever with 11 million people living in the shadows and illegal status. we cannot have children who were born here brought here by they'their parents to live in the shadows as well. i think the time is right. >> the right time and also the right measure would include for republicans involved in the proposal to implement tighter border security. the measure would include using more surveillance equipment plus add more agents along the borders between the united states and canada and m